Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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News about Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Oct. 5, 2012

Former Filipino Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is arrested on corruption charges related to allegations of misuse of $8.8 million in state lottery funds during her administration; Arroyo, who is now a member of Congress, checked herself into a government medical facility after the warrant was issued and shortly before it was served. MORE

Oct. 4, 2012

Philippine court orders arrest of former Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on plunder charges, meaning a likely return to detention; Arroyo had posted bail in July following about seven months of confinement. MORE

Jul. 26, 2012

Judge in Philippines, in a surprise ruling, orders former president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to be released on bail after finding that vote-rigging charges lodged against her are weak; decision is seen as a blow to the administration of Pres Benigno S Aquino III, who has pointed to Arroyo's arrest and detention as a milestone in his anti-corruption campaign. MORE

Feb. 24, 2012

Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines pleads not guilty to charges that she ordered a local official to tamper with the results of congressional elections in 2007. MORE

Dec. 29, 2011

Filipino prosecutors file a criminal case against former Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a deal with the Chinese company ZTE to create a national broadband network; Arroyo, who has been detained on separate electoral fraud charges, denies any wrongdoing in the case, which involves accusations of kickbacks. MORE

Nov. 19, 2011

Former Philippine Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is arrested in her hospital room near Manila on charges of election fraud, after days of dramatic struggle with the government over whether she would be allowed to leave the country for medical treatment unavailable in the Philippines. MORE

Nov. 16, 2011

Philippine government blocks former Pres Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband from leaving the country despite a court order allowing them to travel abroad for her medical treatment. MORE

Nov. 10, 2011

President Benigno S Aquino III of the Philippines offers to fly in foreign doctors to treat his ailing predecessor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but refuses to lift travel ban on her, expressing concern she might choose to stay abroad to avoid possibility of facing corruption charges. MORE

January 15, 2012, Sunday

Ferdinand Topacio, a lawyer for former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is unabashed about his fascination with Hitler and is eager to explain the Nazi leader's relevance to Philippine politics today.